Jobs Tribute Logo design Sparks Debate for Artist

The modified Apple logo design, with Jobs' silhouette instead of the bite mark, come to all corners from the press and also the Internet within the wake from the co-founder's March 5 passing. However the graphics student who produced it's now fielding accusations of plagiarism. 19-year-old Jonathan Mak Lengthy, who lives in Hong Kong, initially produced the black and whitened image in August like a tribute to Jobs when he walked lower as Boss. And almost just the moment it went viral, the NY Occasions reviews Mak began being broadly charged with copying the idea from British artist Chris Thornley. PHOTOS: Jobs Appreciated in Magazine Covers Thornley produced a really similar image in May, having a different color and slightly different silhouette. "It has been a really overwhelming experience," Mak informs NYT. "I still attend classes and training as always. But so far as following my projects, it has been difficult." Mak states he looked extensively to make certain he wasn't copying another design, as well as requested visitors to indicate commonalities between his work and then any others when he published it on his blog. VIDEO: Recalling Jobs Nobody pointed out Thornley's design most of the comments, as well as for five days the publish received little attention. Then Jobs died. "Overnight, my website went from getting 80 reactions to hundreds of 1000's," he states. "In the beginning I had been happy.Inch After which people began mentioning towards the other design, with Thornley's wife getting in touch with Mak just 72 hours later. STORY: Apple Boss Tim Prepare on Jobs: 'No Words Can Adequately Express Our Sadness' Mr. Thornley, who's undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, launched an argument saying he developed his design in May to "celebrate the truth that somebody that had cancer was still being working, still driving forward but still thinking positively concerning the future." Younger crowd remains diplomatic about Mak's motives, observing he doesn't think he was conscious of another design. But that hasn't stopped the negative publicity. Mak states the whole experience has trained him to become more careful. Related Subjects Jobs Apple